30 killed as Yemen army launches new assault on Al Qaida:
Suspected Al Qaida militants killed 18 Yemeni soldiers in separate ambushes Tuesday. Twelve militants were also killed when the ambush in Shabwa province sparked a firefight, tribal sources said. Ref. Source 7
Yemeni forces kill five al Qaeda fighters in southern offensive - ministry:
Yemeni troops launched their offensive into an expanse of south Yemen spanning 20,000 square km (7,700 square miles) - the size of the U.S. State of New Jersey - on Tuesday, backed by air force jets and hundreds of loyalist militiamen. Ref. Source 9
43 people killed as Yemeni army engaged in heavy fighting
Yemen said at least 37 "Al Qaeda militants" Were killed in the southern province of Shabwa on Sunday : A suicide bomber killed six soldiers by their outpost in Shabwa Ref. Source 3?
Yemeni forces kill 7 alleged al-Qaida militants:
The seven were killed in clashes while forces were combing the southern cities of Shabwa and Abyan, where the fighting has been centred. Also Saturday, Shabwa's governor, Ahmed Ali Bahag, said al-Qaida militants kidnapped five civilians from local tribes they were formerly allied with, in retaliation for co-operating with the Yemeni army. Ref. Source 8
Suicide bomber kills 11 people in latest Yemen violence:
A suicide car bomber killed 10 Yemeni soldiers and one civilian and wounded many others on Sunday after targeting a military police building in the southern coastal city of Mukallah, state news agency Saba said. Ref. Source 4
Car bombs kill 6 soldiers in southeast Yemen:
Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for twin suicide car bomb attacks Tuesday that killed seven soldiers in Yemen, as fresh violence shook the increasingly unstable country where rival militias are battling for control. Ref. Source 5